Dump-car.



N8. 888,187. PATENTED MAY 19, 1908. T. R. MOKNIGHT.

DUMP CAR.

APPLIOATIGN FILED sEPT.1a.18o7.

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PATENTED MAY 19, 1908.

T. R. MGKNIGHT.

DUMP GAR.

APPLICATION FILED sBPT.1.19o7.

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ASS IGNOR TO WEST?) fa"`aitzen of the Unizad Aurora; in the county o nois, have invented com -a fui mrovenwns in the 03 @Wing 1s a. spgm and for this purpose,

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of b'mulv thu; obli und .hmz-nv is; :l partial proved. chauS fi? f2 th@ same; Fig. 3 tratng one form i end of the ch ijn@ 4M@ of wasting ma the Chain; .Fig 3; and

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owe and Hypes memb's by which the body SLE pivot-ally ported so that it may be tilted t@ @ne sie@ al" 'the ohm'.

lf2 indicates a, rod7 much n? tudinnlly of he car-body', to Wh @umd im mwlf, ab' sims 1:3 Hat link in, as sin mlm diga f and Gym- 16 indicating z.; yoke oz cumpl in which is *Uff nimmt-@fl :1 'uicr l? can md by L pin #im construction time chain n' '5mm the .5, Um nunum E of the its upper end IIA end lay reeson of the universel connectioni et its lower end end the sliding connection et i Will eutomet'ioelly adept itself to the movement of the cer-body or truck, es in rounding curves. Moreover, the uni versel joint et the lower end of tne chain pernfts it to rotate es Well esto turn in e. verticel piene end consequently there is less strain. end weer on the erts when the cer is in nee. The length of tne @hein mey be adjueted by edjueting the position of the eyenolt 19 in the bearing-block.

llt will loe understood thetfinsteed of a, chain any otherequivelent flexible connection may be employed.

'lliet which 'l claim es my invention, eind desire to secure by Letters Patent, isfl. In e. dum oer, the combination of a. cer-body, e truc r, e chain connecting the cerloody end truck, end means connecting the upper end of the chain with the eer-body and ermittin movement of the chain longituninelly ol the oer `body endA independently thereof.

2. ln e dump-cer, the combination of e. eet-body, e. truck, a. chain oonnectin the cerbody end truck, Ineens eonnectin t e upper endo'f the oliein with the car-bo y end perrnittinnT movement of the chain longitudinelly of the oer loody end independently thereof, end a. universel connection between the lower end of the chain end the truck.

3. ln 'e dum -cer, the combination of a, eer-body, a. truc e @hein oonneetin@ the cerbody end truck, ineens connectin lie upper end of lie oliein Witn the cer-bo y end permitting longitudinal movement of the chain independently of the cer-loody, e universel connection between the lower end 'of the allein and the truoljs, end e detachable oonnection between the upper end lower portions of tne chain. l

4. In e. dump cer, the combination of e truolr, e. eer-body pivotelly mounteduppn seid truck end arranged to tilt lterally, e 'ro'd secured et both ends to the cer-body end extending longitudinally thereof, oliein for holding seid tion, seid chain being connected. et its upper eemev end with seid rod end movable longiinldin nelly tlnereotI and e. pivotel connection be- 5. ln e dump-cer, the cornoinetiono e lcer-body, e truck, e. che-in connected et upper end with the cer-body, en eye-loolt et the lower end of said chain, e. benringilool mounted on Seid eye-belt, e trunnioned ing for seid oe@ring-block, end e support eenq necting seid trunnioned bearing with tlle truck.

6. ln e dump-oer, the eomloinetion of e carJoody, e. truck, e chain eonneeted et its rupper end with the oer-body, en eye-bolt et 'the lower end of seid chain, e bearing-block mounted on seid eye-bolt, e sleeve in which. said bearing-block is litted, end"'rnenns pivotelly connecting said sleeve with the truelr.

7. ln e dump-cer, the combination lof e eenbody, e truck, e chain connected 'et its upper end with the cer-body, en eye-bolt et 'the lower end of seid chain, e boeking-bleek mounted on seid eyeoolt, e sleeve in Wllieli seid bearing-block is itted, seid bearing bloek having a flange which beers against the connecting seid sleeve with the truck.

S. In n dump-eer, the combine-tion el? e eer-body, e trnelt,v e o'nein connected et its upper end Wit'n the cer-body, an eye-bolt .et the lower end et seid eliein, e bearing-bleek mounted on seid eye-bolt, e sleeve in which said bearing-block is fitted, vIneens pivotelly of the oer.

THGMAS B.. MollllGl-l'l". Witnesses:

Jenn L. leer son,

eer-body in its horizontal poei- MINNIE A. l Un'rnn.

tween the lower end of seid @hein end the lower end ol seid sleeve, end Ineens pivotelly connecting seid sleeve with the truck, end e 

